Czar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /zɑː(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Czar is a noun meaning (informal, US politics, Philippine politics) An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area.
Meaning
(informal, US politics, Philippine politics) An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area.
More Meanings
- Alternative spelling of tsar (especially common in American English)
Example Sentences
To understand Russia, you have to dive deep into its history — boyars and czars, Pushkin and Pasternak, Stalin and Stalingrad.
The federal mental health czar is calling for more money to expand services to help people suffering amid the social isolation imposed by the coronavirus pandemic […]
Note therfore that Czar in the Ruthens tounge signifieth a kynge, wheras in the language of the Slauons, Pollons, Bohemes, and other, the same woorde Czar, signifieth Cesar by whiche name Themperours haue byn commonly cauled.
Word Forms
- czars
Synonyms for czar
Depending on context, synonyms include tsar, tzar.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tzar, tsar, caesar, zar, emperor, king.
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